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Food

1. Hay
The most important part of your bunny’s diet is fibre. Good fibre means good healthy digestion.

Supply lots of fresh hay (whether it’s grass or oaten) on a daily basis.
If you want to go straight to the best choice, buy oaten hay. Grass hay
is another goodchoice but watch out for the seeds which can get stuck
in your bunny’s fur & skin. The easiest way you can supply your
bunny with hay is by using it in their litter tray (chew & poo
station!).2. Fresh Water
Surprisingly, rabbits drink lots of water!! You can use those water
bottles Fill with fresh clean water daily (It is a myth that rabbits
get enough moisture from their vegetables).3. Fresh Vegies
Rabbits need fresh, good quality vegies that you would choose to eat
yourself. We choose to give our buns their vegie dinner in the late
afternoon. Each bun gets a mix of the vegies below and around 2 cups
per bun.
Alfalfa, radish & clover sprouts
Baby bok choy
Basil
Beet greens (tops)
Bok choy
Broccoli (mostly leaves/stems)
Brussels sprouts
Carrot & carrot tops
Celery
Chinese celery
Cilantro
Clover
Collard greens
Dandelion greens and flowers (no pesticides)
Dwarf choy sum
Endive
Escarole
Gai long
Green peppers
Kale (!)
Mint
Mustard greens
Parsley
Pea pods (the flat edible kind: snow pea or sugar snap pea)
Peppermint leaves
Raddichio
Radish tops
Raspberry leaves
Romaine lettuce (no iceberg or light colored leaf)
Spinach (!)
Watercress
Wheat grass
Yu choy
(!)=Use sparingly. High in either oxalates or goitrogens and may be toxic in accumulated quantities over a period of time
Pellets
Pellets should be fresh, and should be relatively high in fiber (18%
minimum fiber). Do not purchase more than 6 weeks worth of feed at a
time, as it will become spoiled. Pellets should make up less of a
rabbit’s diet as he or she grows older, and hay should be available 24
hours a day. What NOT to feed your rabbit
Rabbit mix is a food that should be avoided at all times! Why?
Because it’s full of all kinds of nasties that your bunny should not be
eating:
* dried corn (can carry a deadly bacteria)
* seeds (full of fat, causes obesity and sometimes stomach impactions)
* low quality pellets (causes obesity and dental problems)
* lucerne chaff (causes over production of cecals in rabbits)
* mollasses (causes obesity and dental problems)
Vegies can also be a problem with your bunnies. The vegies you should avoid are:
* iceberg lettuce
* cabbage leaves
* cauliflower or leaves
* brussell sprouts
* potatoes, peelings and leaves of plant
* beans
* mushrooms & fungi
* onions4.Fruits
Apple (remove stem and seeds)
Blueberries
Melon
Orange (without the peel)
Papaya
Peach
Pear
Pineapple
Plums
Raspberries
Strawberries
Sugary fruits such as bananas and grapes should be used only
sparingly, as occasional treats. Bunnies have a sweet tooth and if left
to their own devices will devour sugary foods to the exclusion of
healthful ones.